On Mon, 1 May 1995, Tim Smith wrote: > Hi, that area on my rad is plastic, the bleed screw is seated in a > threaded metal insert. I am going to try to replace the bleed 'bolt' with > one that has a brake bleed nipple in it, as soon as I can explain what I > want clearly to the machinist. I want something that I can easily open, then > slip some tubing onto, then bleed into a bottle. Space is at a premium in > that area due to the support though. Let you know how it goes, probably > others would want one too. tim s. > I forgot that the wasserboxer rads are plastic!? Maybe its an idea to find an old diesel rad to rebuild and use. BTW my bleeder is a brake bleed nipple thing. Why did VW switch to a bolt on later Vanagons? Alistair
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